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Pregnancy

Labor Pains: My Epidural Didn’t Work — Twice

A few short months ago I gave birth to my third child; a healthy and perfect baby girl. Problem…

Childrearing

My daughter is a toddler who doesn’t toddle. She is 17 months old and she doesn’t walk. And before…

Pregnancy

As we’ve learned from Labor Pains Week on Mommyish, giving birth anywhere can be a trying, emotional, elating, and…

Pregnancy

There are things that you prepare yourself for when you are about to deliver a baby. You make a…

Pregnancy

Having a child is usually a happy time in a woman’s life. Unfortunately, as we wait longer to have…

Childrearing

I’d like to think that my parenting choices are just that — choices. But at the end of the…

Pregnancy

I was 34 weeks along with my first pregnancy. It’d been an extremely easy pregnancy and at my checkup,…

Pregnancy

Since it’s Labor Pains Week on Mommyish, I figured I’d add to the conversation with a similarly-themed column. Except,…

Pregnancy

I was never against the drugs. Drugs, I thought, were for other people. For people who could tolerate long…

Pregnancy

Mothers are the best liars. I find it hilarious. In this day and age (um, the year 2012!) I…

Pregnancy

Last night I showed up to my first birth class, my husband poring over the packet promising us steamed…

Pregnancy

I was induced at 41 weeks and, unlike most women I’ve met, I was thrilled. Finally, we were going…

Pregnancy

I was pregnant with my first baby last year, and since I live in England, I was cared for…

Pregnancy

Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein‘s documentary, The Business of Being Born, helped educate thousands of women about how to…